A Korean Peninsula Free of Nuclear Weapons: Perspectives on Socioeconomic Development

By Chan Young Bang

This book focuses on three main subjects: the DPRK's inability to survive as a nuclear state; the importance of China's role in encouraging denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; and the possibility of an alternative political organization for the DPRK including a transition to a market-economy in exchange for giving up its nuclear weapons. The book approaches North Korean issues from the perspective that the regime cannot survive without nuclear weapons which, rather than being a genuine danger to other states, are bargaining chips for security and survival. The book includes views from prominent academics and practitioners, including a former British ambassador to North Korea, putting forward an ambitious set of recommendations and analyses based on hands-on experience in the region.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031452321
• ISBN13: 9783031452321
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"